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Family of girl bitten by dog search for owner

A 2-year-old girl is recovering after a dog bit her face at Baltimore County park, and her family hopes to find the dog's owners. Rachel Petreanu is a happy, active 2 1/2-year-old girl, but her right cheek now has more than 20 stitches. Rachel went to Meadowood Park in Brooklandville with her family over the weekend and went to pet what appeared to be a chocolate lab. The dog suddenly bit her on the cheek.

A 2-year-old girl is recovering after a dog bit her face at Baltimore County park, and her family hopes to find the dog's owners. Rachel Petreanu is a happy, active 2 1/2-year-old girl, but her right cheek now has more than 20 stitches. Rachel went to Meadowood Park in Brooklandville with her family over the weekend and went to pet what appeared to be a chocolate lab. The dog suddenly bit her on the cheek.

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Updated: 6:22 PM EST Feb 29, 2016

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WEBVTT THEY DON'T BLAME THE OWNER, BUT THEY WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT WHO SHE IS TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE DOG AND WHETHER IT WAS VACCINATED FOR RABIES. >> HE BIT ME. KI THE TWO-YEAR-OLD WAS TALKING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO HER THIS WEEKEND. HER MOM SAYS RACHEL WENT UP TO WHAT APPEARED TO BE A CHOCOLATE LAB WHEN THE DOG SUDDENLY POUNCED, KNOCKING OVER HER AND BITING HER ON THE CHEEK. >> SHE HAS OVER 20 STITCHES. SHE GOING TO HAVE TO SEE A PLASTIC SURGEON. KIM: THE BALTIMORE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS SITUATIONS LIKE THIS ARE ALL TOO COMMON. >> WE GET UP TO 2000 REPORTS ANNUALLY, WHETHER IT IS FROM POLICE, DR. REPORTS, VETERINARIAN REPORTS. KI MONIQUE LILES SAYS THE PROTOCOL AFTER A DOG BITE IS TO CONTACT POLICE AND GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. THEY DID BOTH, AND POLICE SAY THERE ARE NO PLANS TO FILE CHARGES. THEY SAY IN THE CHAOS AFTER THE FIGHT AND THE RUSH TO GET RACHEL TO THE HOSPITAL, THEY DIDN'T GET THE NAME OF THE DOG'S OWNER. THEY WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE DOG HAS BEEN VACCINATED FOR RABIES. >> WE DON'T MEAN ANY MAL INTENT -- MALINTENT. WE JUST WANT TO KNOW IF THE DOG HAS BEEN VACCINATED. IF ANY OF THE OTHER PARENTS WHO WERE HERE THAT THEY HAVE THE WHEREWITHAL TO GET THE WOMAN'S INFORMATION TO CONTACT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT -- KIM: MOLLY IS HELPING OTHER PARENTS WILL LEARN FROM WHAT HAPPENED TO RACHEL. >> BE WARY. ASK THE OWNERS BEFORE HAND IF YOUR CHILD CAN PET THEM. DON'T ASSUME BECAUSE IT IS A CUTE LOOKING DOG THAT IT IS GOING TO ACT THAT WAY. KIM: IF YOU DO KNOW THE OWNER OR

Family of girl bitten by dog search for owner

A 2-year-old girl is recovering after a dog bit her face at Baltimore County park, and her family hopes to find the dog's owners. Rachel Petreanu is a happy, active 2 1/2-year-old girl, but her right cheek now has more than 20 stitches. Rachel went to Meadowood Park in Brooklandville with her family over the weekend and went to pet what appeared to be a chocolate lab. The dog suddenly bit her on the cheek.